| Native Japanese | Japanese-Americans | Caucasians | ||||||
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 | No. | Mean | SE | No. | Mean | SE | No. | Mean | SE |
Chair stand time (sec) | |||||||||
   Unadjusted | 163 | 8.5 | 0.35 | 650 | 8.8 | 0.18 | 9342 | 12.4 a,b | 0.05 |
   Age | 163 | 8.8 | 0.34 | 650 | 8.1 | 0.17 | 9342 | 12.5 a,b | 0.04 |
   Age, height, weight | 163 | 9.9 | 0.32 | 637 | 9.0a | 0.17 | 7969 | 12.1 a,b | 0.05 |
   Age, BMI | 163 | 9.1 | 0.32 | 637 | 8.5 | 0.16 | 7969 | 12.2 a,b | 0.05 |
Usual walking speed (m/sec) | |||||||||
   Unadjusted | 163 | 1.01 | 0.02 | 680 | 1.07a | 0.01 | 8040 | 0.90 a,b | 0.002 |
   Age | 163 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 680 | 1.11a | 0.01 | 8040 | 0.90 a,b | 0.002 |
   Age, height, weight | 163 | 1.01 | 0.02 | 666 | 1.12a | 0.01 | 7992 | 0.90 a,b | 0.002 |
   Age, BMI | 163 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 666 | 1.09a | 0.01 | 7992 | 0.90 a,b | 0.002 |
Rapid walking speed (m/sec) | |||||||||
   Unadjusted | 162 | 1.32 | 0.02 | 678 | 1.43a | 0.01 | 8039 | 1.28b | 0.003 |
   Age | 162 | 1.30 | 0.02 | 678 | 1.49a | 0.01 | 8039 | 1.28 b | 0.003 |
   Age, height, weight | 162 | 1.30 | 0.02 | 664 | 1.49a | 0.01 | 7991 | 1.28 b | 0.003 |
   Age, BMI | 162 | 1.25 | 0.02 | 664 | 1.46a | 0.01 | 7991 | 1.28b | 0.003 |
Grip strength (kg) | |||||||||
   Unadjusted | 163 | 24.1 | 0.36 | 681 | 19.3a | 0.18 | 9403 | 21.7a,b | 0.05 |
   Age | 163 | 23.8 | 0.34 | 681 | 20.1 a | 0.17 | 9403 | 21.6a,b | 0.05 |
   Age, height, weight | 163 | 26.3 | 0.34 | 666 | 21.8a | 0.18 | 8005 | 21.5a | 0.05 |
   Age, BMI | 163 | 24.2 | 0.34 | 666 | 20.3a | 0.17 | 8005 | 21.7a,b | 0.05 |